I received several lovely Christmas gifts this year. My grandmother gave me a beautiful journal. My sister gave me an art supply set. I decided to try to make it a goal or New Years Resolution to write a poem a day in the journal and use the art supply set to supplement the writing. It is mid February and I am trying my best to stick with my resolution-putting a little creativity, joy, and hope into the world one page at a time. Below are a few of my favorites :)
I LOVE music. I LOVED making and receiving mixed tapes and now even with all of the technology out there I still enjoy making a mixed CD(some of my techie friends laugh at me for this).
Hope Return or Return Hope (Got Barrack?) is a mixed CD I put together to help my emotional fragility deal with the sadness in the world. Over the last few weeks there have been heart wrenching tragedies (massive school shooting, suicides, murderers) take place. I don't kid myself and understand there are plenty of random acts of unspeakable cruelty happening all of the time. I tried to compile a series of songs that combat that cruelty and return hope to my heart. This mix explores: innocence, beauty and those mystical moments when time dissolves, death (it's only a matter of time for each of us), and finally hope returning through realization.
We are all in the same boat called LIFE. Why not be kind? A little LOVE and kindness can go a long way! I hope you enjoy the mix :)
“My God, a
moment of bliss. Why, isn't that enough for a whole lifetime?” Dostoevsky
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with
great love.” Mother Teresa
Hope Return or Return Hope
Old Pine – Ben Howard
“Memories are the best thing you will ever have...free
as the birds that fly with weightless souls….so happy hearted….” HNW Commentary: God this entire song is just
beautiful.
Wildflowers – Tom Petty
“ …Far away from your trouble and worry …you
belong somewhere you feel free”
Old Dirt Hill – Dave Matthews
“I hear scream and shout out loud of
innocence..days when all we did would never end..that’s just a kid..that’s what
I miss…”
That Summer Feeling – Jonathan Richman “When there are
things to do not because you gotta…When you run for love not because you
oughta ..When you trust your friends with no reason notta…The joy
I've named shall not be tamed”
And it Stoned Me – Van Morrison
“On the way back home we sang a
song…But our throats were getting dry..Then we saw the man from
across the road..With the sunshine in his eyes”
The Indie Queens are Waiting-Dan Mangan
“because my days are numbered too”
Bridge Over Troubled Water –Simon and
Garfunkel (Cover by Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple)
“I will ease your mind”
Through my Prayers – Avett Brothers
“If you have love in your heart let it show
why you can…now I understand but now my only chance to talk to you is through
my prayers…“I only wanted to tell you I cared….”
Who by Fire – Leonard Cohen
“Who
by very slow decay…and who shall I say is calling..”
Naked as We Came – Iron and Wine
“One will spread our ashes around the yard”
I Will Follow you into the Dark – Death Cab
for Cutie
“There is
nothing to cry about. ..We will hold each other soon”
Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.) – Monsters of
Folk
“Dear God I know you have you reasons…I know
I am thinking aloud… but if your love is still around why do we suffer?”
Only if For a Night – Florence + Machine
“And although I
was burning..You're the only light…Only if for a night.”
If I had a Boat – James Vincent McMorrow
“Once I had a dream, it died long before…Now I'm pointed
north, hoping for the shore”
One Red Thread – Blind Pilot
“I had to say there was a mile or two…I had
the itch to fly so I flew”
Sounds like Hallelujah – The Head and the
Heart
“For the first time singing Hallelujah..”
Simple Song – Shins
“I know that things can really get rough,When you go in alone. Don't go thinking
you gotta be tough,And bleed like a stone.Could be there's nothing else in our lives
so critical,As this
little home.”
Awake My Soul – Mumford and Sons
“Lend me your eyes I can change what you see…
but your soul you must keep totally free”
to many of my close friends and family along with my CD.
I was hoping that they would be inspired too
to create
their own Volume!
The Gift
Vol 1
Let's Dance
Inspiration from Hafiz
(December 2009)
(My friend Jennifer gave me The Gift- Poems by Hafiz for a Christmas gift in December of 2009. How wonderful! Thank You!)
Pg# Poem NameSong Title and Artist
34 The Sun Never Says You are My Sunshine-Norman Blake (Jimmie Davis Cover)
Joyful Girl-Soulive (Ani D Cover)
90 The Scent of Light Your Adorable Beast- Bobby Bare Jr.
119 Stop Being So Religious Change of Ideas- Bad Religion
177 The Great Religions Missed the Boat - Modest Mouse
182 Cucumbers and Prayers Party at Ground Zero-Fishbone
199 Two Giant Fat People Blue Canoe-Blue Mountain
202 Elegance Stay Positive- HoldSteady
213 And for No Reason Grapevine Fires- Death Cab for Cutie
229 Then Winks Crazy-Alanis Morissette (Seal Cover)
270 The God Who only Knows Let's Dance - MWard (David Bowie Cover)
Four Words (Come Dance with Me)
302 Where Great Lions Love Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes
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